Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lung-on-a-chip simulates pulmonary fibrosis
Developing new medicines to treat pulmonary fibrosis, one of the most common and serious forms of lung disease, is not easy.
May 25, 2018
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Lung Fibrosis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blocking the molecular source of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the most challenging and frustrating diseases that pulmonologists face.
May 8, 2018
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Medical research
Lung diseases share molecular signature
The fibrotic lung diseases BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) and IPF (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) affect preterm infants and older adults, respectively. Evidence suggests that these diseases involve dysregulation of lung ...
Apr 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Restoring lipid synthesis could reduce lung fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis, an ongoing process of scarring that leaves patients chronically short of breath, can progress in severity until the only course of treatment is lung transplant. A new study shows that restoring the lipids ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Medical research
Researchers cure lung fibrosis in mice with a gene therapy that lengthens telomeres
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially lethal disease associated with the presence of critically short telomeres, currently lacking effective treatment. The Telomere and Telomerase Group at the Spanish National Cancer ...
Jan 30, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Molecular pathway offers treatment targets for pulmonary fibrosis, related conditions
A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be critical to the development of fibrosis - scarring ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Medical research
Scientists create stem cell therapy for lung fibrosis conditions
A team of scientists from the UNC School of Medicine and North Carolina State University (NCSU) has developed promising research towards a possible stem cell treatment for several lung conditions, such as idiopathic pulmonary ...
Aug 3, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers suppress fibrosis chemical signal to block haywire healing
An injured body always seeks to heal. But that process is far from simple. A host of cells organize to restore what was damaged. Then, critically, the process tapers off. And when it doesn't, the effects can be disastrous. ...
May 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fibrosis reversed when 'don't eat me' signal blocked, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a pathway that, when mutated, drives fibrosis in many organs of the body.
Apr 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows potential of stem cell therapy to repair lung damage
A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. Although, still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have ...
Mar 24, 2017
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